Boylan and Geneva in Monday's Class 4A supersectional at Judson University in Elgin, just like Boylan vs. Huntley in the sectional finals, is a matchup of the Titans' star guards vs. the other teams' big girls.

Freshman center Grace Loberg, who began the season on the JV team, had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Geneva clobbered a Batavia team it had lost to twice earlier, 48-24 to win its fourth sectional title in six years.

Boylan wasn't worried after putting the clamps on star center Ali Andrews in a game where Boylan at one point led Huntley 41-19.

"They have good size, but our defense has frustrated everybody," Boylan coach Paul Perrone said. "Ali Andrews is the toughest post player I've coached against. If we can play against her, we can play with these other girls who are 6-1 and 6-2."

Geneva (25-5) has played through several injuries and got back point guard Michaela Loebel, who missed most of last year and half of this year with a knee injury, just before the playoffs started.

"The doctor said it was time to test it, and we're testing it and it's answering," Geneva coach Sarah Meadows said.

The Vikings have answered every test lately, winning 13 games in a row.

"We're putting all the pieces together, for sure," Meadows said.

One of those pieces is leaning more and more on Loberg, the Vikings' star freshman.

"We waited for her a little bit," Meadows said. "She was also a big volleyball player on our team that made it to supersectionals and we didn't want her to go from one intense sport right into the next one. We knew she would be with us, but did it in a slow process."

It's not slow any more with Loberg.

"She can take over a game," Meadows said. "She is 14-15 years old and she can dominate. Her hands are amazing."

Boylan (27-5) has won 23 games in a row and is one game away from its first state trip in 24 years. Guards Jensen Blassage and Kayla Steward are Boylan's top scorers, with Emily Crouch and Halle Stull leading the smothering inside defense.

"Every game, we're having a different girl step up," Perrone said. "We can't change anything right now. You've got to do what you've done to get where you're at."